to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to repeat; to do something over again
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
last night; yesterday evening
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
book; volume; this; present; main; head
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
on the occasion of; at the time of
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
foreign; abroad; overseas